Scientific research

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after debris impact delay

Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie had been on a six-month mission on China’s Tiangong space station.

Scientists who popularised carbon capture have a warning about it

A drone view of the Turmalina Farm in Mae do Rio, Para, Brazil, on Sept 29.

Forecast for peak oil demand increasingly cloudy: IEA report

A Jupiter Power energy center in Houston, Aug. 30, 2024. The swift growth of battery storage as a source of power for the electric grid, along with the continued expansion of large-scale solar farms, could not have come at a better time for Texas. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times)

Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port

People stand next to a centuries-old shipwreck uncovered in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi on a beach off the Hoi An coast in central Vietnam, on November 10, 2025. Initially discovered in 2023, the at least 17.4-metre (57-foot) vessel -- whose heavy wood-ribbed hull survived hundreds of years of rough seas almost perfectly intact -- was resubmerged before authorities could reclaim it. (Photo by Tam Xuan / AFP)

Singapore researchers develop antibiotics alternative for cow udder infection

(From left) Professor Mary Chan from NTU, Dr Zhang Kaixi from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology and Prof Paula Hammond from MIT.

New research shows how seabed mining disrupts the food web

Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament, in Brussels, in 2023.

Is melatonin bad for your heart? Here’s what to know

Melatonin supplements, like the pictured gummies, may not be free of health risks.

Star-eating black hole unleashes record-setting energetic flare

A view of the Milky Way’s galactic centre above the ancient ruins of Palmyra in central Syria in August.

More could die from air pollution in S-E Asia even if climate action is taken: Study

In 2019, PM2.5 pollution caused about 1.1 million premature deaths in South-east Asia, led by Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

China and Japan join forces on typhoon research as climate warms

Scientists and meteorologists worldwide are seeking to better understand typhoons to improve forecasts and mitigate damages.

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